to the accompaniment of

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1

: while corresponding music is played

She sang the song to the accompaniment of a piano.

2

: at the same time (something else) is happening

She made the announcement to the accompaniment of loud applause.

Examples of to the accompaniment of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The garden is known as an al fresco dining space during warmer weather, in past years sometimes to the accompaniment of live harpists and other music. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026

Penn then lifted his wife's veil and, to the accompaniment of the theme from Chariots of Fire, planted a kiss on her and sparked a standing ovation. — Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025

What Marielle Knows has a good sense of humor, and the 87 minutes breeze by to the accompaniment of classical snippets by Brahms, Schubert and others. — Jay D. Weissberg, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025

In the exhibition at Marian Goodman, a video reproduces the original projections, with one image quickly succeeded by the next, to the accompaniment of a Pink Floyd soundtrack. — Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025

And then the long decline, to the accompaniment of prescription drugs, binge eating and bad advice — even as his acolytes raise him to a state of godhead, the Sun King of rock ’n’ roll. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023

Covering John Lennon’s shivering, most sensitive lyrics to the accompaniment of Dean’s windy, barely-there soundscape is brilliant. — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 30 June 2023

In it, the singer poses in a jean jacket and denim pant combo on a couch, stares longingly into the camera and strikes some contemplative model poses to the accompaniment of the jazzy soundtrack. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

Rhymes for to the accompaniment of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove